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SEE REM Surface Engineering at the upcoming 2026 Innovate Tech Forum.

As hypersonic and missile defense platforms push the limits of advanced alloys and processes, controlling manufacturing costs is critical, especially for single-use components. Drop by our booth to see how REM is helping the industry tackle this challenge.

While our trusted Isotropic Superfinishing (ISF®) technology remains a staple for optimizing flight-critical components, we're increasingly focused on enabling metal additive manufacturing (AM) and optimizing superalloys with our Extreme ISF® Process.

Discover how our advanced surface engineering solutions can help you

- Drastically reduce surface roughness and eliminate defects inherent to metal AM parts
- Control costs by eliminating tedious machining steps
- Consolidate your processing steps into an on-site solution, reducing vendor trips and minimizing lead times

Learn more and schedule a meeting with our team here: https://www.remchem.com/events/2026-innovate-tech-forum/

The Legend Has Retired!

Huge congratulations to the one and only Steve-O on his retirement! After 20 incredible years with the REM Surface Engineering family, he is officially hanging up his hat.

Steve-O, thank you for two decades of hard work, laughs, and dedication. You’ve truly been a legend around here, and things won't be quite the same without you!

We hope your retirement is filled with well-deserved rest, hobbies, and plenty of celebration.

Happy Retirement, Steve-O!

https://www.remchem.com/news-item/rem-surface-engineering-celebrates-the-retirement-of-longtime-employee-steve-shurette/

Catch up on news from REM Surface Engineering

Latest News From REM Email from REM Surface Engineering REM Surface Engineering has Double Victory at AMUG 2026!     Q2 News & Updates May 2026   Double Victory at AMUG 2026! RENO, NV – March 19, 2026 – REM Surface Engine

See you in Montreal next week for the co-located WorldPM2026 / AMPM2026 / Tungsten2026 conferences.

Dr. Agustin Diaz will be presenting his abstract "Bringing Components Back to Life from the Broken Dream Graveyards: A Novel Chemical Strategy to Remediate Trapped Powder in Metal AM Internal Cavities and Passages".

As a leader in post-processing and surface finishing, REM bridges the gap between raw additive manufacturing output and flight-ready, high-performance components. Whether it's optimizing surface roughness, improving fatigue life, or eliminating surface defects in complex PM and AM geometries, our isotropic superfinishing (ISF®) technologies ensure these advanced materials reach their full potential.

For more details, visit: https://www.remchem.com/events/worldpm2026/

Industry Recognition at RAPID + TCT 2026

REM Surface Engineering is proud to be recognized as a winning partner for the TCT Aerospace & Defence Application Award 2026. This honor was presented during the inaugural combined SME and TCT Awards gala held at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.

"It was an honor to attend and celebrate this achievement, led by Dr. Ryan Watkins of JPL, with so many of our industry colleagues. We thank the Rapid + TCT team for recognizing the importance of this work, which demonstrates what is possible with metal additive manufacturing and underscores the value of JPL’s efforts to advance the additive manufacturing industry."

- Justin Michaud, REM Surface Engineering

The award winning project, Crushable Lattices for Impact Attenuation, represents a significant advancement in material science and structural engineering. Working alongside the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and nTop, the team developed titanium lattice energy absorbers designed for extreme performance requirements.

“This project showcases what becomes possible when cutting edge engineering design, metal-based additive manufacturing, and precision surface engineering are fully integrated. We’re proud to help set a new benchmark for energy absorbing structures. Our team embraced an extremely challenging problem, reducing the lattice structures mass to produce extremely light and thin struts uniformly within a complex lattice network, and delivered a solution that sets a new benchmark for energy absorbing components. We’re proud of the innovation this collaboration unlocked and excited for the role it will play in enabling the next generation of space exploration missions.”

- Dr. Agustin Diaz, REM Surface Engineering

The project utilized Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) technology combined with specialized chemical polishing processes to achieve several milestones.

1. Ultralow Density: Structures were engineered at a 2% density while maintaining critical structural integrity

2. Weight Reduction: Solution delivers 50% mass savings compared to traditional aluminum alternatives

3. Precision Control: Advanced surface finishing and chemical polishing provided the necessary control over the LPBF structures to ensure NASA qualified performance

This collaboration demonstrates the importance of post-processing in the additive manufacturing ecosystem. By refining the surface and geometry of complex lattices, it is possible to unlock mechanical behaviors that were previously unachievable.

We are honored to contribute to the success of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and to support the evolution of aerospace defense applications through high performance surface engineering.